Company Announcements NanoTemper Technologies opened an office in Bengaluru, India, in November 2015. In December 2015, MR Solutions named Summit Pharmaceuticals as its sole supplier for Japan. MR Solutions announced in January a partnership with Green Imaging Technologies and the introduction of the ImaCore 3017 for rock core imaging. In December 2015, MBio Diagnostics announced […]
The annual Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF) conference was held in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, this year. Conference attendance increased for the third year in a row and included 559 attendees and 237 exhibitors. ABRF 2017 will be held in San Diego, California. Over three days, the 45 conference presentations and workshops addressed five topic […]
In February, the S&P 500 and NASDAQ declined for the third consecutive month, sliding 0.4% and 1.2%, respectively. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average weathered the negative trend as it posted a modest gain of 0.3%. Equity markets were extremely volatile as a result of fluctuating oil prices and anxieties over global economic growth. Nevertheless, […]
CRISPR is a disruptive gene editing methodology that has invigorated the genomics market, taking life science research to another level of innovation. With explosive growth, the technology is not only creating opportunities in genetic engineering but is fueling growth for enabling technologies, such as NGS, PCR, lab automation, microarrays, nucleic acid preparation kits, flow cytometry […]
Pleasanton, CA 2/28/16—Unchained Labs, a supplier of high-throughput solutions for biologics formulation development and small molecule chemistry, has acquired Freeslate for an undisclosed amount. Freeslate develops configurable automated solutions for drug development. “Freeslate’s scale combined with Unchained Labs’ growth and capital creates a real juggernaut in the biologics formulation process,” commented Unchained Founder and CEO […]
Stockholm, Sweden 2/29/16—Perten Instruments, a PerkinElmer company, has acquired Delta Instruments for an undisclosed amount. Based in the Netherlands, Delta manufactures analyzers and testing equipment for milk and dairy products, including IR analyzers and somatic cell counters. “Together our two companies offer the most complete range of milk and dairy analyzers,” commented Perten Managing Director […]
Tewksbury, MA 2/12/16—Thermo Fisher Scientific has acquired INEL, a French-based real-time XRD supplier. Financial details were not provided. “INEL offers a range of XRD instruments, from simple benchtop instruments for routine applications to sophisticated platforms for analysis of nano-materials, pharmaceuticals, coatings and other advanced materials,” commented Michael Shafer, president, Chemical Analysis at Thermo. INEL will […]
Andover, MA 2/23/16—MKS Instruments, a provider of instrument, subsystems and process control solutions, has agreed to acquire Newport, a supplier of advanced technology products, for $23 per share or approximately $980 million in cash. This is a 52.9% premium over Newport’s closing price on February 22. The combined company will have $1.4 billion in pro […]
San Diego, CA 2/23/16; San Diego, CA 2/23/16; Oxford, UK 2/24/16—NGS company Illumina, the University of Washington and the UAB Research Foundation have filed patent infringement suits against Oxford Nanopore Technologies with the US International Trade Commission and the US District Court for the Southern District of California. The suits allege infringement of US Patents […]
A majority of large publicly held instrument and lab product companies ended 2015 on a strong note, benefiting from sustained demand from biopharmaceutical customers and steady growth in applied markets. Nevertheless, currency effects along with weak industrial markets continued to dampen organic top line growth. Moreover, several companies were negatively impacted by fewer selling days […]
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